Physics 201 - College Physics
(Texas A&M University, Spring 2006)
Homepage for Sections 513-516
Announcements
(updated regularly)
Lectures
Tue+Thu 11:10am-12:25pm
Room: Heldenfels 107
(1st class: Tue Jan
17, last class: Thu Apr 27,
no classes/Lab/Rec
on Mon-Fri, Mar 13-17 due to spring break)
Recitations (HELD-121) LABS(HELD-220)
Sect. 513:
Wed, 12:40-01:30
pm
01:40-03:30pm
Sect. 514:
Fri,
08:00-08:50
am
09:00-10:50am
Sect. 515:
Thu,
02:20-03:10pm
03:20-05:10pm
Sect. 516:
Fri,
10:20-11:10am
11:20-01:10pm
For the Lab
Schedule, click here
Course Instructor
Dr. Ralf Rapp
Office
: Cyclotron (Building 434) Room 211
Office-Hrs : Tue 2-3pm, Wed 3-4pm,
Thu 10-10:45am, or by appointment
Phone : 845-1411 (ext. 226), home:
268-3164
E-mail : rapp@comp.tamu.edu
Teaching Assistants
all TA's listed
below are either simultaneously responsible for Recitation and Lab
in the respective sections, or
listed separately. For questions on the Lab, Lab-reports
or homework/quizzes outside
the standard Lab and Recitation times, please schedule
an appointment via email.
Sect. 513
Jose Valadez
Office : tba
E-mail: jose_valadez@physics.tamu.edu
Office Hour: by appointment
Sect. 514
Kristopher
Byboth
Office : tba
E-mail: krisbyboth@tamu.edu
Office Hour: by appointment
Sect. 515
Maryna Anatska
Office : tba
E-mail: manatska@physics.tamu.edu
Office Hour: by appointment
Sect. 516
Maryna Anatska
Office : tba
E-mail : manatska@physics.tamu.edu
Office Hour: by appointment
Supplemental Instruction (Group Sessions)
The University provides free
Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions to further
improve your study options.
The name of the SI leader assigned to PHY201 is
TBA. His 50-minute
sessions are open to all PHY201 students, held
during the following evening hours:
-- NOT AVAILBALE IN SPRING 2006 --
You are very much encouraged to
take advantage of this additional University
resource.
Personal Tutoring by International Graduate Student
The
physics department provides another learning resource by offering free
personal tutoring
sessions with an international physics graduate student (GANT).
For our PHYS 201
course, the names and email addresses of the GANT is:
Yong Hee Cho
(Kocharovsky at MWF 12:40-1:30pm),
phyleganza@tamu.edu
Each
GANT will attend the lectures indicated in the parentheses, and solve the
complete
homework assignments. Therefore, they will be well-prepared to help
you with any
class-material related question. Be aware that these GANTs are
not native english
speakers, but they are eager to improve in this respect, also by
the tutoring. They
are available for individual appointments with you for up to 9 hrs
per week, Monday
through Friday during daytime (i.e., before 8pm) in Held 211.
To schedule an
appointment, contact any of the above GANTs at
least one day
(preferably somewhat
more) in advance by email.
Again, you are very
much encouraged to make use of this opportunity. I recommend
that you try out the
tutoring soon to see whether it could improve your PHYS 201
skills. Make sure not to miss out on something
useful!
Required Material
1.)
TEXTBOOK:
The course will be based on the book
Physics, 6. Edition, by Cutnell and Johnson
2.) LAB MANUAL:
PHY201 Lab Manual (published by Hayden-McNeil)
3.) optional:
Student Solutions Manual; Student Study
Guide
Scope
The course will cover the basic
concepts and applications of Newtonian Mechanics,
Thermodynamics and
Waves+Sound, corresponding to chapters 1-17 in the textbook.
Course Grade
The total course grade is decomposed as follows:
Exams
The exams are
closed book, and are held in the classroom (HELD107) during standard
lecture times
(except for the Final); you should only bring a pen and pocket
calculator,
capable of
evaluating trigonometric functions (sin, cos, tan) and logarithms.
Formula sheets
will be provided. Special review sessions held by the course
instructor
on an evening
ca. 2-3 days before each exam, see announcements on top of page.
For files of
old exams, see http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/ford/p201.html
.
SCHEDULE:
Intermediate I: Tue Feb 14, in
class (Held 107, 11:10am-12:25pm),
material covered: Chap 1-5
Intermediate
II: Tue Mar 21, in class (Held 107, 11:10-12:25pm),
material covered: Chap 6-10
Intermediate III:
Tue Apr 18, in class (Held 107, 11:10am-12:25pm),
material covered: Chap 11-15
FINAL:
Fri May 05 (Held 107, 03:00-05:00pm)
material covered corresponds to the entire semester
Notes on Lectures
Attendance
in the lectures , as well as taking notes of the material presented, is
mandatory.
Furthermore, you are responsible for all announcements made
in class
(including information on review sessions, etc.).
The material
discussed in the lectures, together with the homework problems,
essentially
defines the scope of the exams. Formula sheets to be used in the exams
are handed out
in the lectures at the time the material is started to be discussed
(this will
allow you to get acquainted with the notation well ahead of the exam).
Notes on Homework and Recitation
For the weekly assignment of
homework problems drawn from the textbook, cf. the
main Syllabus here.
Cooperative work and discussions are
encouraged, but every one of you should
generate his/her individual solution
set. Questions can be addressed to your course
or recitation instructor, who will
be happy to help you (preferably during office hours).
Recitation attendance is mandatory;each
week, a quiz will be given and graded,
which will determine your recitation
grade (the semester-average on your quizzes
makes up 5% of your total course
grade).
Notes on Laboratory Experiments
Lab attendance is mandatory.
It follows the recitation session of your section each
week in which an
experiment is scheduled.
Your
Lab-instructor (who is usually the same person as the recitation
instructor)
will advise you on
when (typically no more than one week after the experiment)
and where to hand
in the Lab reports which are based on the data you take.
In certain weeks
there are no formal Labs scheduled, but this extra time will be used
by the recitation
instructor to provide additional exam preparation or discussion
of the solutions
after an exam.
Information
on policies on missed labs can be found at
http://faculty.physics.tamu.edu/ford/lab.html
.
Strategy
To pass the course ,you will have to keep up with the material of the
course
by attending the lectures (besides the recitation and Lab) and
thoroughly work
through the weekly homework problems (which, in addition, is the best
preparation
for the recitation quizzes). Otherwise, pile-up of not understood
material is likely to
lead to a failing grade.
It is impossible to get a passing grade without hard work in this
course.
AGGIE Honor Code
An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.
Also see http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor
Any type of cheating (copying homework , lab reports, during
exams, etc.) is
strictly prohibited and seriously penalized.
ADA Statement
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal
anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights
protection for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this
legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a
learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their
disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact the Department of Student Life, Services
for Students with Disabilities, in Room 126 of the Koldus Building or
call 845-1637; foe more info see also http://disability.tamu.edu/
Department of Student Life, SSD, will review your concerns and
determine, with
you, what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information
and
documentation concerning disability is kept confidential.
Despite all the above regulations and rules (which are
needed for a fair assessment
of
your grades), we hope that you will enjoy this course, and that you will
achieve
knowledge that will both be helpful in your further career and provide
deeper
insights into daily life encounters with physics!
If
you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to contact your
course/
recitation instructors who shall be glad to help you!